Michael
a militant archangel. Daniel 10:13.
Also called Michael I. 1921–2017, last king of Romania 1927–30, 1940–47 (son of Carol II).
(italics) a narrative poem (1800) by Wordsworth.
a male given name.
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How to use Michael in a sentence
In one of many mini-lessons throughout the book, Michael remarks that “Music brings people together, not only to feel, but to agree on what we feel.”
The tale of a bass player, sonic epiphanies and a quest to save ‘real music’ | Ben Ratliff | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostStruggling with body aches and fatigue, Shannon and Michael wrote their wills.
900,000 infected. Nearly 15,000 dead. How the coronavirus tore through D.C., Maryland and Virginia. | Rebecca Tan, Antonio Olivo, John D. Harden | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostWinston Scott’s adopted son, Michael, told me he had always been puzzled by a signed photograph of Shepard he found in his father’s papers.
Lunik: Inside the CIA’s audacious plot to steal a Soviet satellite | Bobbie Johnson | January 28, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewIn 2014, Michael met with the deputy coordinator of the Belize National Emergency Management Organization as part of work the MicroInsurance Centre was doing in the country.
Climate disasters are inevitable. We need to do more than just wait to clean up the damage | Jake Meth | January 12, 2021 | FortuneAfter Michael’s career took the Kernans to California and London, they landed in the Washington region in 1967.
Maryland video artist spent a lifetime supporting arts in the Washington region | Justin Wm. Moyer | December 3, 2020 | Washington Post
Normally, 434 members (minus Michael Grimm who resigned) would vote for Speaker.
Democrats Accidentally Save Boehner From Republican Coup | Ben Jacobs, Jackie Kucinich | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTMichael Steinbrick, a personal trainer with New York Sports Clubs, says he can always spot a newbie.
Michael Kazin is a historian who has written a lot about the New Left.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society | Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTPolice Superintendent Michael Harrison said the decline was a result of an effort to decrease gang violence.
Thus, like Michael Corleone, Abel is a man living with a paternal figure looming over his life.
Michael Allcroft returned to his duties, tuned for labour, full of courage, and the spirit of enterprise and action.
Andrew Michael Ramsay, a Scottish historian and philosopher, died.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel Munsell"I did not mean to speak unkindly, Michael," he stammered with a view to apologize.
A stronger heart than Michael's might have quailed in his position; yet the pressure from without animated and invigorated him.
The second year passed on, and then the third: at the close of this, Michael looked again at his condition.
British Dictionary definitions for Michael
/ (ˈmaɪkəl) /
1596–1645, tsar of Russia (1613–45); founder of the Romanov dynasty
born 1921, king of Romania (1927–30, as part of a three-part regency; 1940–47), who relinquished the throne (1930–40) in favour of his father, Carol II. He led the coup d'état that overthrew (1944) Antonescu but was forced to abdicate (1947) by the Communists
Saint Michael Bible one of the archangels. Feast day: Sept 29 or Nov 8
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Cultural definitions for Michael
One of the most important angels, who was the guardian angel of the Jews (see also Jews) and the leader of the celestial armies in the Book of Revelation.
Notes for Michael
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